The Young Lion

Before the arrival of Millwall's new season preparations, they have already made a lot of moves in the transfer market, and it is in line with their usual development policy, so plan ahead!

Different from bringing players back to the Leo training base in the past, the players recruited this summer are basically purchased and then loaned out. The club has scouts to track the performance of the players throughout the process and report to the club regularly.

But at home, Millwall still made a deal that surprised the outside world.

Bell, who just turned 16 in the summer, came to Millwall for trial training. He basically passed the assessment of the Millwall coaching staff, although it seems that he is not particularly outstanding now, only the speed is outstanding.

Millwall accepts many players from all over the world for trial training every year, so even if Bell passes the trial training, he is just an inconspicuous one.

However, after Aldridge returned to London, he selected players who had passed the trial training and signed them selectively. Bell was specially given a work order of key cultivation by him.

Therefore, Millwall asked the Southampton club for a purchase, and offered a price of 3 million pounds, and finally settled for 5 million pounds. With additional terms, this transfer may reach 8 million pounds.

Fleet Street's assessment of the transfer was divided into two groups. One faction praised Southampton for doing a good deal, netting £5 million at no cost, and possibly earning a further £3 million.

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The other faction praised Millwall in advance, and also believed that Millwall had done a good deal. Bell, who was not much dazzling, was labeled a genius!

There is no way, Fleet Street has been beaten to numb the face over the years, and Milvolken spent more than 5 million to buy a 16-year-old child. If this child is not a genius. No one will believe you!

After half a year. Wenger brought another genius from Southampton for a similar price: Tiger Walcott.

Millwall will go to Asia for training in summer preparations. This is a tradition of Millwall. In the summer of major competition years, players need to be given more time to rest, and commercial promotion can be carried out in non-competition years.

The first team assembled and left London on their exclusive plane.

All of a sudden, Leo's training base changed from a crowded city to a deserted one.

In fact, there are fewer paparazzi!

The most talked about first-team star players are not here,

Who still runs here to find news?

Bell's transfer received great attention from the outside world when it was finalized.

But when broadcasting the news. Most of the media don't know this kid, and they don't know it at all. When they roughly know that he was a full-back when he was receiving youth training at Southampton, he suddenly became less interested.

Because Millwall has no shortage of full-backs, the young ones include Ram, Ramos, Baynes, the veterans have Schneider, and Neil.

No matter how much attention the outside world gives Bell, Millwall actually treats young players. In addition to the difference in the energy spent on training, the posture can be treated equally. No one is special.

This couldn't dampen Bale's excitement. He happily moved to London with his family to settle down and started his football career at Millwall under the supervision of his family.

Even if no one cares about him, it can't affect his enthusiasm.

Bale reported to the club two days after the first team traveled to Asia for training and commercial promotion.

For a 16-year-old kid, Millwall didn't even hold a transfer ceremony for him, but just officially released a message. After all, he doesn't have a jersey in the first team yet, and what awaits him is the youth team.

Bell was in high spirits, so he came early.

When he proudly told the doorman that he was a Millwall player and came to the training base to participate in training, he didn't mind the doorman stopping him from making inquiries.

After confirming his identity, the guard let him in and pointed him in the direction of the youth team.

Bell trotted and waved: Thank you, but I know the way, I've been here before!

It seems that in the minds of many young people with football dreams, it is a great honor to come to this prestigious Cradle of Superstars.

When he came to the training ground of the youth team, he realized that he came too early!

The training ground was empty.

However, there was still a figure on the sidelines that caught his attention.

Big trees will be planted on both sides of the training ground for wind protection.

On the big tree near the training ground, a car tire was hung. At this time, a small young player was wearing a training uniform, practicing his footwork, and naturally kicked the ball more than fifteen meters away to the center of the tire. .

Bale trotted over to say hello, but on the way he was amazed that the little player had such good footwork that he took almost ten shots and hit the center of the tire eight times.

You must know that the tire is suspended in the air, and the ball is placed in front of the person, but it is different angles and different directions.

Bell is excited!

This is Millwall.

Seemingly insignificant places, but there are always blockbuster performances.

The man started to pick up the ball, and Bell ran up to him, beckoning, Hey, I'll help you!

The man turned his head to look at Bell, looking thoughtful, as if he felt familiar with Bell in front of him.

Bell was also stunned, and shouted: I know you! We fought against each other a few months ago.

The one who trains alone here is Aguero.

He didn't enter the first team, so he didn't go to Asia with the first team. He had nothing to do today, so he came to the training base early to start training alone.

He's been feeling a little down lately.

Aguero, who stood still, thought hard for a long time. The reason why he saw Bell felt familiar was very simple.

Bell's looks are easy to remember.

That's definitely not a popular face.

Aguero confirmed where he had seen this face, and more than once.

When Bell said that they had fought against each other, Aguero became even more entangled, unable to remember.

Hi, my name is Gareth Bale.

Bale reached out first, and he was more impressed than Aguero. Because he came here to play a few months ago. Aguero is the brightest star on the field. Looks like he's the same age as him.

Aguero stretched out his hand and asked suspiciously: Gareth? Gareth Southgate's Gareth?

Bell was taken aback, he didn't expect the other party to say such a thing, and after thinking about it, he replied: Uh, it should be right.

Oh hello, my name is Sergio Aguero, my friends call me kun. Well, I remembered, Gareth Bale, you just joined Millwall, right? What do you play? Location?

Aguero's mood is low, partly because he's been in London for so many years and from the moment he arrived he was branded as a Millwall man who was the club's hero in his formative years. They are naturally the most admired and yearned to fight side by side.

But. Before he could enter the first team, some seniors have already started to retire. This made him feel very sorry.

In addition, it is instinctive to ask Bell what position to play.

Even if Aguero knows in his heart that the opponent he wants to compete with is Henry, Villa, or even Ronaldo, Messi, but if there are newcomers coming, he just wants to find out if the opponent is in the same position as him, There is competition.

Bell scratched his hair, and seemed a little embarrassed and said: Uh, full-back. You should know.

He felt embarrassed, because the other party obviously didn't remember the last time the two sides played against each other.

They had a head-to-head confrontation, uh, Bell lost completely.

Aguero sorted out his mood, smiled at Bell, and said, Welcome to Millwall.

After all, he continued to pick up the ball, intending to continue his footwork training.

Bell really helped him pick up the ball, but he talked a lot, and he belonged to a curious person who was interested in everything.

Coach Najib informed me to come to the youth team for training, how about you? Are you also in the youth team?

I was in the youth team last season. In the new season, I should be promoted to the reserve team. After all, the Youth League, the UEFA Youth League, and the FA Youth Cup seem to have no more challenges.

Uh, can I go to the reserve team too? I want to play with you.

Probably not. There are rules here. If you come to the team under the age of 18, no matter what your ability is, you must stay in the youth team for at least half a season. This is at least.

Why?

Millwall's tradition, you have to learn everything here first. In addition, everyone doesn't know you. If you enter the reserve team, you may be transferred to the first team at any time. You should let everyone know you. The coaches will allow you to be in the reserves.

Bell fell into a trance with two footballs in his arms.

It seems that when I really came to Millwall, I found that what I imagined was not the same as the reality.

Aguero set up the ball again and was ready to continue training, but seeing Bell in a daze, he called out: Gareth, come and try.

Bell was a little embarrassed, walked over bravely, tried to shoot the ball twice, but failed to hit the target, he said embarrassedly: Uh, I rarely practice like this before.

Aguero shrugged and said: I have seen many England players, they rarely practice skills, and the full-back can play like you, which is not bad.

The gap between Millwall and England's traditional training system has become apparent in recent years, and even the quality of training in other countries has declined.

Because there is an obvious trend in football training, that is industrialization, as if football players have begun to be produced on an assembly line.

So much so that now the German football emperor Beckenbauer claims to promote street football, and the Dutch star Cruyff is also attaching importance to street football and adding it to traditional training programs.

European football itself lacks aura and freedom compared to South America, but in terms of technical training, this can be improved.

Millwall has insisted on strengthening technical training for players for many years, and regularly participates in street football matches every week, just to improve skills and prevent the thinking of playing football from becoming rigid. Unfortunately, compared to the entire English football, Millwall is still It's very small, and besides, technical training is closed, and street football can be regarded as an amateur homework, so it is difficult to attract the attention of the outside world. (to be continued...)

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